# The Appointed Person (Designs) Rules 2015, Article 6: Determination whether appeal should be referred to court


(1) Within 28 days of the date on which the notice of appeal is sent to the respondent by the registrar under rule 5(5)—
(a) the registrar; or
(b) any person who was a party to the proceedings in which the decision appealed against was made,
may request that the appointed person refer the appeal to the court.
(2) Where the registrar requests that the appeal be referred to the court, the registrar must send a copy of the request to each party to the proceedings.
(3) A request under paragraph (1)(b) must be sent to the registrar following which the registrar must send it to the appointed person and must send a copy of the request to any other party to the proceedings.
(4) Within 28 days of the date on which a copy of a request is sent by the registrar under paragraph (2) or (3), the person to whom it is sent may make representations as to whether the appeal should be referred to the court.
(5) In any case where it appears to the appointed person that a point of general legal importance is involved in the appeal, the appointed person must send to the registrar and to every party to the proceedings in which the decision appealed against was made, notice to that effect.
(6) Within 28 days of the date on which a notice is sent under paragraph (5), the person to whom it was sent may make representations as to whether the appeal should be referred to the court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/169/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/appointed-person-designs-rules-2015/article-6
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